20220916 ONXL Day 9

Today from Mount Pleasant (farmer's field) to New Hamburg (Inn) for 111k and 1,214k total so far. Shortest day as I had to stop four times to pump up my front tire as it was leaking through a sidewall gash that the sealant couldn't seal fully. Replaced the tire at Wheels on Peel in New … Continue reading 20220916 ONXL Day 9 →

20220914 ONXL Day 7

I took day 6 off in Wallaceburg to let my butt boil and rashes heal a little. Today from Wallaceburg to Port Stanley for 177k and 949k total so far. In Chatham at Smith Cycle I bought super comfortable Endura Pro bib shorts to replace my old shorts that caused the butt boil and rashes. … Continue reading 20220914 ONXL Day 7 →

20220912 ONXL Day 5

Today 144k and so far 772k. Airbnb by Pinery Provincial Park to motel in Wallaceburg. Even with the flat route I found today tough because of 30kph headwinds and a raw painful derriere! The moleskin patches helped. Taking tomorrow off to let my derriere heal. Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvEAQJWjGv To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized … Continue reading 20220912 ONXL Day 5 →

20220911 ONXL Day 4

Today 185k and so far 628k. Ingersol (motel) to Airbnb by Pinery Provincial Park. Here's my Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnZJzwpBO To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized people with free refurbished bicycles please donate at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/  Cheers…Greg Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein #Bikepacking, #BikepackOntario, … Continue reading 20220911 ONXL Day 4 →

20220910 ONXL Day 3

Dundas Valley (camping) to Ingersol (motel). Today 147k for 444k total. Here's my trip Relive video with photos https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8JWd4NP6 To help https://bikeswithoutborders.org/ empower marginalized people with free refurbished bicycles please donate at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/ Cheers…Greg Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein #Bikepacking, #BikepackOntario, #BikepackCanada, #BikesWithoutBorders, … Continue reading 20220910 ONXL Day 3 →

20220909 Day 2 ONXL bikepacking trip

Today 147k for 297k total. On the GNR route From St Jacobs to Dundas Valley past Hamilton. Thanks to Matthew Kadey for riding a lot of his GNR route single track with me today. Thanks also to Matthew for his collection of routes that I used to create my ONXL route. Left the route to … Continue reading 20220909 Day 2 ONXL bikepacking trip →

20220908 Day 1 ONXL bikepacking trip

Today 150k of 3,500k planned route. Toonto to just south of St Jacobs by the Conestogo River and enjoyed a Block Three Brewing beer. Howling coyotes and screeching owls were interesting!Cheers…GregLife is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving. -- Albert Einstein Check out 20220908 ONXL Day 1 Relive video … Continue reading 20220908 Day 1 ONXL bikepacking trip →

Today starting my Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL)

Today I’m starting my 3,500km Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL) for fun and to raise funds for an amazing charity https://bikeswithoutborders.org/. To help them empower marginalized people by providing them with a free refurbished bicycle please make a charitable donation at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/bikepack-ontario-epic-4000km-fundraising-ride-for-/. I created this ONXL route (https://ridewithgps.com/collections/17901) of about 3,500km from some of the … Continue reading Today starting my Ontario Epic Bikepacking Route (ONXL) →

20210918 ONXL day 16 and home!

Today was home stretch, as I decided to not continue the ride and head home, as my shoulder pain wasn't getting better and my throat infection (due to a saliva gland stone) was getting worse. I broke the ride into Aurora to Palgrave (following the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail (ORMT)) and then south to Toronto … Continue reading 20210918 ONXL day 16 and home! →

20210917 ONXL day 15

Bewdley to Aurora was going to be following the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail and be about 140k. But the trail was such soft sand with constant steep climbs and careful descents, that it took me about four hours to do the first 34k to hwy 35. Much of the time I was ploughing rim deep … Continue reading 20210917 ONXL day 15 →